Movement Menu: Easy Ways to Make Exercise FUN!

If you’re like me, even the thought of exercise makes me want to almost run in the opposite direction!  That is until I had an epiphany that I need to take care of my health and exercising should be FUN!  What I thought I had to do to work out to “be healthy” was really not the case.  I can engage in many types of activities to move my body and get into better shape and better health.  Here are just some of the various activities that you may find FUN, because if it’s PLEASURABLE, it’s easier to do even on a consistent basis!

Your Movement Menu: FUN Exercises

  • Walking
  • Horse back Riding
  • Dancing
  • Hiking
  • Skiing
  • Canoeing/Kayaking
  • Zumba
  • Hide-n-Seek
  • Golfing
  • Tennis/Racket Ball
  • Rowing
  • Pretend Tight Rope Walk
  • Duck-duck-goose
  • Line/Square dancing
  • Zip-lining
  • Bicycling
  • Swimming
  • Jumping Rope
  • Tae Kwan-do
  • Roller Skating
  • Having sex
  • Weight lifting
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Horse shoes
  • Pilates
  • Musical Chairs
  • Flashlight Tag
  • Marching in place
  • Softball/baseball
  • Running
  • Karate
  • Hop Scotch
  • Yoga
  • Archery
  • Aerobics
  • Play Tag
  • Soccer
  • Boccie Ball
  • Cornhole
  • Stretching
  • Skipping
  • Belly dancing
  • Stretching
  • Taking the stairs

Add your own favorite activity to the list.  The key is to mix it up!  Have FUN with it!

Playfully,
Michelle

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